Upcoming Events

Experience the power of movement like never before with our Pilates Week, packed with expert-led classes for you to explore all week long. Join as many of our featured Pilates sessions as you like – all enhanced by specially curated playlists designed to inspire and motivate.

For this week only, we’ve added special classes with guest instructors and live DJs to help motivate your movement alongside guest-favorite workouts. Stretch, strengthen, and sweat to a curated mix of music that sets the perfect energy for your practice. Feel the rhythm take over as you move through sequences that challenge both body and mind.

After booking your stay with us, a Wellness Guide will contact you to arrange the classes you’re most interested in.

In addition to this event, you can enjoy all of the daily activities that Tucson, AZ offers. Explore our sample schedule.

Samuel Barthel, MS, CSCS, Senior Performance Scientist is committed to helping our guests create individualized and holistic plans that work, so they will meet their wellness and fitness goals. He empowers guests by educating them on their current fitness status, through research-backed exercise assessments, and then coaches them on how to accomplish their goals.

Sam comes to the Canyon Ranch Fitness & Movement team after working two years with the Philadelphia 76ers as a Strength and Conditioning Coach and Sport Scientist. Previously, he was a graduate assistant at Michigan State University with the Men's and Women's basketball teams — assisting in all aspects of strength and conditioning and sport science. While at MSU, he also taught 100-200 level wellness and anatomy classes. An athlete and a scholar, Sam has published research in the areas of motorsport and equine physiology.

Mike Siemens, MS, RCEP, Director of Performance Science works one-on-one with our guests, creating customized exercise programs for a wide variety of fitness levels and movement goals. He also hires, trains, and mentors our team of Exercise Physiologists, and develops programming for the department.

After nearly three decades with our Fitness & Movement team at Canyon Ranch, Mike continues to be energized by teaching people how exercise can improve the quality of their lives. He specializes in strength and aerobic conditioning, metabolic testing data, and custom exercise program design.

Darlene Trent, Pilates Instructor boasts a wealth of experience and expertise in the realm of fitness, spanning over 31 years in the industry. Darlene is a seasoned professional committed to helping guests at our Tucson wellness resort achieve their fitness goals.

As a NASM Certified Performance Enhancement and Conditioning Specialist, Darlene loves creating a vibrant, enjoyable workout environment showing guests at all levels that fitness can be fun.

Katia Cardenas, Pilates Instructor works with guests in personal training sessions as well as fitness, yoga, breath, and meditation classes. She brings over 20 years of fitness experience to our Arizona wellness resort, providing welcoming, engaging, and educational experiences for guests.

Boasting two decades of experience, she's spent her life making a positive impact on others through fitness. Katia specializes in mature adult fitness, including expertise in areas such as Parkinson's rehabilitation and overall functional health.

Meredith Warfel, PiYo Instructor has a passion for helping others achieve their health and wellness goals. With a diverse background in group fitness and personal training, Meredith helps design Tucson's fitness programs and works with guests in sessions.

Meredith's fitness journey began in 2010 when she earned her first certification in Turbo Kickboxing. Since then, she’s lent her expertise to renowned fitness centers, including 24 Hour Fitness, Penn State’s Hershey Fitness Center, LA Fitness, TITLE Boxing, and Miraval Arizona Resort & Spa.

Monday, January 20

9 a.m. Pilates TRX
Take your Pilates practice to the next level in this challenging class. Engage your core, improve stability, and deepen your movements as you explore classic Pilates exercises with the added resistance and support of TRX.

1 p.m. Pilates for Balance
Take your Pilates Magic Circle class to another level by incorporating exercises on an unstable surface. Challenge your mobility, core strength and balance all at once.

3 p.m. Freeform Fusion
This Pilates-inspired class features the Freeform board—a core-conditioning system on wheels: an unstable surface to challenge sense of body position, flexibility, balance and core stability.

Tuesday, January 21

11 a.m. Long & Lean Barre Workout
Focus on your abs, buns and legs to create long, lean muscles while developing strength and balance. High-repetition exercises and mat work combine to strengthen, tone and balance your whole body in this workout at the ballet barre.

1 p.m. Pilates Reformer Clinic: Beginning ($80)
Increase body awareness as you focus on breathing, alignment, stabilization of the upper and lower body and lengthening the spine.

4 p.m. Pilates Mat
Learn the fundamentals and the beginning exercises of the Pilates mat discipline.

Wednesday, January 22

8:15 a.m. Core & More
Twenty minutes focused on strengthening your abs and lower back.

11 a.m. Magic Circle
Discover the versatility of the Pilates magic circle in this dynamic class. Learn how to engage your core, build strength, and improve flexibility through targeted exercises that enhance resistance and support stretching.

1 p.m. Pilates Mat
Learn the fundamentals and the beginning exercises of the Pilates mat discipline.

2 p.m. Pilates Reformer Int/Adv Clinic ($80)
This invigorating workout focuses on enhancing core strength and lengthening muscles. Prior Pilates reformer experience is required.

3 p.m. Pilates TRX
Take your Pilates practice to the next level in this challenging class. Engage your core, improve stability, and deepen your movements as you explore classic Pilates exercises with the added resistance and support of TRX.

Thursday, January 23

9 a.m. Pilates Mat
Learn the fundamentals and the beginning exercises of the Pilates mat discipline.

10 a.m. DJ Pilates to the Beat
This is a lively, Pilates mat-inspired class that’s choreographed to upbeat pop songs. Challenge yourself to rhythmically flow from one exercise to next – it’s toe-tapping fun.

2 p.m. Pilates Reformer Clinic: Beginning ($80)
Increase body awareness as you focus on breathing, alignment, stabilization of the upper and lower body and lengthening the spine.

Friday, January 24

11 a.m. Long & Lean Barre Workout
Focus on your abs, buns and legs to create long, lean muscles while developing strength and balance. High-repetition exercises and mat work combine to strengthen, tone and balance your whole body in this workout at the ballet barre.

2 p.m. DJ Pilates to the Beat
This is a lively, Pilates mat-inspired class that’s choreographed to upbeat pop songs. Challenge yourself to rhythmically flow from one exercise to next – it’s toe-tapping fun

3 p.m. Pilates-Aerial Clinic ($80)
A playful Pilates class using a fabric hammock suspended from the ceiling. Experience creative variations of Reformer and Mat exercises designed to strengthen and lengthen your entire body. Please wear fitted clothing and a shirt with sleeves. Not suitable for pregnant women.

Saturday, January 18

9 a.m. DJ Pilates to the Beat
This is a lively, Pilates mat-inspired class that’s choreographed to upbeat pop songs. Challenge yourself to rhythmically flow from one exercise to next – it’s toe-tapping fun.

1 p.m. Pilates Mat
Learn the fundamentals and the beginning exercises of the Pilates mat discipline.

3 p.m. Pilates-Aerial Clinic ($80)
A playful Pilates class using a fabric hammock suspended from the ceiling. Experience creative variations of Reformer and Mat exercises designed to strengthen and lengthen your entire body. Please wear fitted clothing and a shirt with sleeves. Not suitable for pregnant women.

Sunday, January 26

11 a.m. DJ Pilates to the Beat
This is a lively, Pilates mat-inspired class that’s choreographed to upbeat pop songs. Challenge yourself to rhythmically flow from one exercise to next – it’s toe-tapping fun.

1 p.m. Pilates Reformer Clinic: Beginning ($80)
Increase body awareness as you focus on breathing, alignment, stabilization of the upper and lower body and lengthening the spine.

3 p.m. Magic Circle
Discover the versatility of the Pilates magic circle in this dynamic class. Learn how to engage your core, build strength, and improve flexibility through targeted exercises that enhance resistance and support stretching.